# NTSB FTW80FPA09: Piper PA-28R, N3021U, Mc Kinney, TX, April 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1980
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX · MC KINNEY, TX
- Location: 33.1976° N, 96.6153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McKinney, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1976&lon=-96.6153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131232
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0585  80/4/17    MC KINNEY,TX        PIPER PA-28R        CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N3021U              PX-  0  0  1  DUAL                      AGE 22, 602 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            13 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MC KINNEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MC KINNEY,TX                ADDISON,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N3021U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28R
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mc Kinney

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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